*Rise of the Robots is a persuasive economic analysis of our possible future with technology (Engaging read).

1. Accelerated automation may eventually lead to the loss of jobs in the future (already happening). For now higher education & the health care sectors appear to be safe.

Ford writes, “A computer doesn’t need to replicate the entire spectrum of your intellectual capability in order to displace you from your job; it only needs to do the specific things you are paid to do” (p. 230).

Ford writes, “I find it somewhat ironic that many conservatives in the United States are adamant about securing the border against immigrants who will likely take jobs that few Americans want, while at the same time expressing little concern that the virtual border is left completely open to higher-skill workers who take jobs that Americans definitely do want.” (p. 117)